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Iran Claims to Have Seized a 'Foreign Tanker' With 12 Crew Members on Board
The tanker was seized on Sunday "south of the (Iranian) island of Larak" in the Strait of Hormuz.
California Man Charged with Drowning Autistic Sons to Collect Insurance Policies
Ali Elmezayen has also been accused of trying to kill his wife Raba Diab, who was saved by a fisherman throwing a flotation device as the suspect swam to a ladder on the dock.
'Overwhelming Evil': US Court Sentences Notorious Mexican Drug Lord 'El Chapo' to Life in Prison
US prosecutors have claimed that Guzman sold more than $12 billion worth of drugs, and Forbes magazine once listed him as one of the world's richest men.
Swedish Group Closes Afghan Health Facilities for 6,000 Patients After Taliban Threats
Insurgents contacted the staff and ordered the NGO to shut down. The NGO says the closures will affect health services for around 6,000 patients, particularly women and children.
Trump Alleges Google Infiltrated by Chinese Intelligence, Calls for Probe
The president repeated accusations made previously by Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal and venture capitalist, that Google may be infiltrated by Chinese intelligence agents.
Donald Trump Says 'Lot of Progress' Made With Iran to Defuse Crisis
The surprising disclosures came hours after Iran's supreme leader upped the ante in the brewing confrontation by warning Tehran would continue removing restraints on its nuclear activity and retaliate for the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker.
Nine Workers Killed After Getting Trapped in Coalmine Fire Near Quetta in Pakistan
At least 11 miners were trapped on Sunday more than a kilometre underground after the fire started in the coalmine following an electrical short circuit.
Amazon Prime Day Sale: Special Discounts and Offers on Nokia 8.1 And Nokia 6.1 Plus
The Nokia 8.1 is being offered at Rs 18,499 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB variant while the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant is being offered for Rs 21,999.
Alan Turing, WW-II Code-Breaker Castrated For Being Gay, to Feature In New 50 Pound Note
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney announced that Turing will appear on the new note by the end of 2021.
Pak, Saudi, Russia, 34 Other Countries Come Out in Support of China at UN Over Crackdown in Xinjiang
China is facing severe criticism from western countries over persistent reports of mass detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang, bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), in bid to control violent attack by the separatist East Turkistan Islamic...
Blackout in Manhattan After Huge Power Outage, 42,000 Lost Electricity
About 42,000 customers lost electricity in the early evening, according to the Con Edison utility, which did not give a reason for the cut.
Five Security Officials Killed, 10 Injured as Taliban Storm Hotel Building in West Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks by three militants and said their fighters had positioned themselves in a building and were firing at the police headquarters.
China, Vietnam Ships in Standoff Over a Reef in Disputed South China Sea
The standoff came despite a pledge in May by Chinese and Vietnamese defence ministers to settle maritime disputes by negotiation.
Trump Administration 'Very Focused' on Further Cementing Indo-US Ties, Says Jared Kushner
Kushner said that there were so many strategic elements of the Indo-US ties and claimed that Trump was not anti-immigrant rather he wanted to make America the land of opportunities.
'Dangerous Game': Iran Calls on Britain to Release Seized Oil Tanker Immediately
Tension between Iran and the West has increased a week after Britain seized the tanker and London said the British Heritage, operated by oil company BP, had been approached in the strait between Iran and the Arabian peninsula.
In First-of-Its-Kind Promise, US Presidential Hopeful Kamala Harris Announces $1 Billion Plan to End Rape Kit Backlog
The US Senator estimated she would invest $1 billion to eliminate the backlog, which she said would cover an estimated 225,000 kits that remain untested.